Morgan County · Alabama · South · 57k residents
Decatur, AL: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Decatur: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Alabama median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,202/wk. Alabama's corporate income tax rate is 6.5%. Commercial electricity averages 13.6¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,202/wk
Corporate income tax
6.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
22.4%
Commercial electricity
13.6¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Decatur's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
95/100
Heating
Ranks Decatur's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $210,200 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $150 |
| Property tax rate | 0.4% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $715/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $892/mo |
| State & local income tax | 4.41% |
| Sales tax | 9.3% |
| Corporate income tax | 6.5% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,202/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 22.4% |
| Commercial electricity | 13.6¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 27.2/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $107,740 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $68,320 |
| Wage: General manager | $117,380 |
| Wage: Customer service | $41,070 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $32,120 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $59,390 |
| Wage: Electrician | $63,930 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $31,550 |
| Cost of living index | 78 |
| Groceries index | 97 |
| Utilities | $190/mo |
| Transit pass | $45/mo |
| Gas price | $2.95/gal |
| Healthcare index | 92 |
| Childcare (per child) | $750/mo |
| Median household income | $61,563 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9% |
| Population | 57k |
| Crime index | 55/100 |
| School rating | 4.3/10 |
| Walkability | 34/100 |
| Disaster risk | 89/100 |
| Avg. commute | 25 min |
| Sunny days / year | 215 days |
| July high | 89°F |
| January low | 31°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | -0.5% |
| Home price MoM | -0.3% |
| Rent YoY | +2.8% |
| Rent MoM | -0.2% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +3.6% |
| Building permits YoY | +145.2% |
| Ocean coast | 292 mi |
| Big lake | 139 mi |
| Mountains | 97 mi |
| Major airport | 12 mi |
| Ski resort | 210 mi |
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- Is Decatur a good place to run a business?
- Alabama's corporate income tax rate is 6.5%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,202/wk; commercial electricity averages 13.6¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Decatur, AL?
- Decatur indexes at 78 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $892/mo and a acs median home value of $210,200.
- How much does a house cost in Decatur?
- The acs median home value in Decatur is $210,200 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Decatur?
- A two-bedroom in Decatur rents for about $892/mo.